SWNOVELXO Chapter 377 - 313, Who is the Real Monster
Chapter 377: Chapter 313, Who is the Real Monster
Shanaela nudged him with her arm, looking a bit reproachful as she said, “Didn’t we agree to wait until you were level 15?”
“I only said I’d sit for a while, I never mentioned doing anything else.”
“Hmph! As if I would believe you,” Shanaela twisted and continued, “Let’s just sit here for a bit; I have to go back soon.”
“Sure!”
The two sat down on the rooftop.
Wu Heng naturally wrapped his arm around her waist, and Shanaela gently leaned on his shoulder.
“What have you been busy with these past few days? You always seem in such a hurry,” Shanaela asked softly.
“It’s still about the pirates; there’s a lot to handle.”
“Tell me about your past life. I want to know you a bit more,” Shanaela continued.
“Me? I joined an association in a small town in the Yeko Kingdom, where they really despised Necromancers, as if they were their father’s mortal enemies…” Wu Heng said softly.
Leaning against him, Shanaela laughed and said, “You even make your stories sound funny, likening them to father’s mortal enemies…”
They chatted for a while.
Shanaela stood up and stretched, “It’s getting late; I should head back now.”
“How about talking a bit more?”
“It’s not good if the patrolling Tamed Beast sees us, we’ll talk next time,” Shanaela winked.
Wu Heng also stood up, hugging her waist tightly.
“What are you doing~ We agreed that… Mmm!”
Wu Heng captured her lips with his, kissing her deeply.
After a slight struggle, Shanaela also clumsily responded.
Then, grabbing the hand that had slipped into her shirt, she turned her head aside and said, “Alright, save this energy for leveling up.”
Wu Heng didn’t want to be too forceful and upset her, “Yeah, okay!”
“Then I’m going back!”
“I’ll walk you out!”
“Just go back. When it’s daylight, I’ll come find you,” Shanaela slapped his hand lightly.
“Okay!”
He watched Shanaela leave and enter her dwelling.
Wu Heng then climbed down from the rooftop and went back to his room to rest.
…
The next day, after breakfast,
Wu Heng headed directly to the Zombie World.
The survivors in the old factory area started working on their assigned tasks.
The whole base became bustling with activity.
At that moment, Qi Hancai hurried over, “The route is confirmed; there are several building material stores over here where we should be able to find some tools.”
The plan for the day was to clear the zombies around the base.
Meanwhile, gathering various necessary tools to speed up weapon production.
Wu Heng glanced at the map and nodded, “Okay, let’s set out!”
They boarded the modified jeep, with Skull Crusher, Bloody Hand, and Big Head Skeleton in the back row.
Once everything was ready, the convoy set out.
On both sides of the convoy was a dense Skeleton Army, moving towards the target location.
As they left the old factory area and entered the main road,
A large number of zombies began to appear all around.
They snarled and gnashed their teeth, their faces fierce.
Their roars merged into a continuous sound, and as it spread quickly, more and more hordes of zombies flooded the main road, forming massive waves of undead.
Wu Heng stood amidst the skeleton troops.
Watching as the wave of zombies rapidly approached.
He asked over the walkie-talkie, “Wang Chenggang, how is it looking behind us?”
“The first Skeleton Flying Dragon’s ammo chamber is loaded.”
Wu Heng instructed the Skeleton nearby, “Have the dragon loaded with ammo take off and bomb from above the zombies.”
Whoosh~!
A rushing sound echoed, and the wingspan measuring several meters, the Skeleton Flying Dragon swooped over the skeleton troops.
Climbing to a certain height rapidly.
Above the horde of zombies, it opened its ammo chamber.
Whooosh-whooosh-whooosh!
The whistling sound of the falling ammunition echoed from overhead.
Following that, it was like a hailstorm raining down, bombarding the gathered horde.
Boom boom boom~!
The earth-shaking roars went off, and smoke billowed up over three meters high, the debris flying everywhere, shattering the glass of the surrounding shops.
…
The dust, carried by the autumn wind, scattered away.
The wave of zombies at the rear, stepping over the ground littered with limbs, continued to surge forward.
Without any trace of fear or hesitation.
“Boss, the second one is loaded now,” Wang Chenggang’s voice came through the walkie-talkie once again.
Wu Heng continued to give orders to the nearby Big Head Skeleton.
The second Skeleton Flying Dragon took to the sky, reaching above the horde, and dropped the Solid Iron Bombs.
Boom boom~!
Still came the intense tremors and the rising smoke.
At the same time, a notification sounded in Wu Heng’s ears.
[Your level has increased to 13, Intelligence +1, Perception +1.]
Amidst the dense accumulation of experience,
His level had finally reached 13, although no new feat was unlocked.
There was no time to check his attributes.
As the dust with the wind gradually faded, it revealed a vast swath of zombies with battered bodies.
Stepping over the remnants littering the entire road, they continued to charge forward.
“Archers, fire at will!” Wu Heng ordered again.
Swish swish swish~!
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The skeleton archers drew their bows and shot their arrows.
Arrows fell into the crowd of zombies like rain, pitter-pattering as they landed.
The already decaying zombies were turned into porcupines, their bodies staggering and falling to the ground.
After several rounds of arrow showers had passed,
“Advance!”
Clattering~!
The neatly arranged skeleton army, with spears pointed forward, formed an impenetrable wall and began to advance.
The oncoming zombies were pierced by the spears.
Bearing their bodies, they slowly retreated backward and were then punctured into honeycombs.
Once the skeleton ranks returned to standby mode, the entire battlefield quieted down.
The narrow road was now covered with flesh and blood.
“Clean up the battlefield, clear the bodies, collect the arrows!” Wu Heng ordered directly.
The waiting skeletons sprang into action again.
They began cleaning up the battlefield.
…
The rear convoy.
The survivors who had newly joined the scavenging team trembled with shaking legs and goosebumps all over their bodies.
Despite being mentally prepared, they were still terrified out of control by the scene before them.
Flesh and blood carpeted the entire road like a rug, with fresh blood streaming into rivulets, and passing vehicles and buildings were riddled with holes.
Even the air above was permeated with a layer of dark red blood light.
Just which side was the monster.
Both sides were monsters.
At this moment, an order came through the radio, “Scavenging team, come over. Collect the items from the shops, take precautions, and don’t get injured.”
Wang Chenggang turned his head and shouted at everyone, “Alright, it’s our turn now, load all the useful things onto the truck.”
The survivors from the auto repair shop, along with the newcomers from the old factory district, began entering the battle zone.
They scavenged and transported various materials along the way.
At the same time, they carefully watched the dense skeleton army as well as the young leader.
…
Having assigned the tasks, Wu Heng opened his panel to check his attributes.
[Name: Wu Heng]
[Level: Level 13]
[Attributes: Strength 34, Agility 28, Constitution 37, Intelligence 36, Perception 23, Charm 28.]
[Feats: …One-handed sword specialization (basic), swordsmanship specialization (basic) …, arcane training, knowledge of souls, … undead adaptation, spellcasting acceleration, forced concentration.]
[Abilities: Greyhawk swordsmanship (beginner), enhance will, soul sense, spellcasting acceleration.]
[Skills: Bone manipulation skill, … bone armored, corpse cage, white bone transplant, breath of death, animate object.]
The experience from level 13 to level 14 had reached an exaggerated number.
Without the zombie world, Wu Heng feared he would never be able to reach a higher level in his lifetime.
But with the zombie world, just grinding five or six waves of zombie hordes was actually enough.
After closing the panel, the bodies were all gathered together.
Wu Heng took out the ‘spine staff’ and first cast [White Bone Transplant].
The broken skeleton warriors walked into the crowd of corpses, pulled out the parts they were missing, and attached them to their own bodies.
Once the bone transplantation was finished,
Wu Heng continued to cast [Corpse Battlefield].
A grey-white ring of light spread out, and countless skeletons rose from the piles of corpses, joining the skeleton ranks.
The tens of thousands of corpses in the street still represented a significant workload.
The staff and the newly exchanged robe provided an effect that reduced spell consumption.
But still, he needed to take a spirit potion.
After all the conversions were complete,
Wu Heng called over Qi Hancai and continued to push forward along the road.
Gaining experience was also a way to increase the number of skeletons.
…
As dusk approached,
The skeleton army and the convoy returned.
The vehicle had just stopped when a large number of people from the dormitory rushed out to help move the supplies.
When they saw the truckload after truckload of grain and various foods, the survivors from the old factory district were excited and overjoyed.
The other trucks were filled with various tools, which would be used to make weapons.
Wu Heng walked into the dormitory and said, “We need to hurry up with making weapons and solid iron bullets. Having enough skeletons isn’t enough if they can only punch.”
“Okay, I’ll have people start making iron spears overnight, but for the solid iron bullets, we need to build a furnace. I plan to arrange for the convoy to transport it from the bus station first,” Qi Hancai responded.
Without a better option, “Alright, do that for now.”
“Are you going to eat with us tonight?” Qi Hancai continued to ask.
Wu Heng shook his head, “No need, when I’m not here, you’re in charge of everything. Don’t let people into the floor I’m staying on.”
“Okay, I got it,” Qi Hancai nodded.
Returning to his room, Wu Heng opened the boundary door and returned to Gold and Silver Island.
…
He had come back earlier today than yesterday.
He went downstairs to the radio room to have a look.
In front of the skeleton investigator, the papers were once again covered in writing.
“Damn it, what’s up vice-executive? You’re not dead, are you? Why aren’t you talking?”
“We’ve landed on the island and are planning to recruit some sailors. If something happens to me, remember to ransom me.”
“Hey, I’ve got some intel! Are any of your people out at sea catching pirates? A few pirate groups are planning to ambush your men.”
His own people?
Wu Heng’s mind flickered in recognition.
The Association’s men!
Xi Ligui…
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